Shloka 2
The Yayāti Episode
with the Glory of Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha
स्वकीयं हि महाभागाः स्वरूपमिदमुत्तमम् । संतप्तं मानसं मेद्य स्त्रियां सक्तं सुचंचलम्
svakīyaṃ hi mahābhāgāḥ svarūpamidamuttamam | saṃtaptaṃ mānasaṃ medya striyāṃ saktaṃ sucaṃcalam
ହେ ମହାଭାଗ୍ୟବାନମାନେ! ଏହି ମୋର ନିଜସ୍ୱ ଉତ୍ତମ ଅବସ୍ଥା—ମୋ ମନ ଦୁଃଖତାପରେ ଦଗ୍ଧ, ସ୍ତ୍ରୀରେ ଆସକ୍ତ ଓ ଅତିଚଞ୍ଚଳ।
Unspecified (context needed to identify the narrator/speaker in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 78)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वरूपमिदमुत्तमम् = स्वरूपम् + इदम् + उत्तमम् (स्वर-सन्धि); ‘मेद्य’ पाठे ‘द्य’ इति निपात/पाठान्तर-सूचकत्वेन ग्रहणम् (अर्थ-अनिश्चित)।
FAQs
It portrays inner turmoil: a mind “burning” with distress, made unstable by attachment and desire.
The focus is on the speaker’s clinging attachment and mental agitation, a common dharma-text theme warning against uncontrolled desire rather than blaming a person.
Recognize and admit one’s mental restlessness and attachments; such honesty is the first step toward restraint (saṃyama), clarity, and dharmic living.